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Eight Found Dead In Truck In Walmart Car Park

San Antonio: Eight found dead in truck in Walmart car park Eight people have been found dead inside a trailer truck...

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Target CEO Unfazed By Amazon-Whole Foods Deal

US retail giant Target's chief executive Brian Cornell on Tuesday played down Amazon's massive deal to acquire grocery...

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At Ikea, Chinese Shoppers Make Themselves At Home

When it's sweltering in Shanghai, do as the locals do and settle down for a nap at Ikea -- if you can find an open bed....

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Amazon Buys Whole Foods Market At Whooping US$13.7 Billion

Amazon announced Friday that it will acquire Whole Foods Market, a grocery store chain, for 42 U. S. dollars per share,...

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Germany’s Aldi Unveils Major US Expansion

German discount grocery store giant Aldi unveiled a major US expansion plan on Monday, aiming to make it the...

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Nordstrom Shares Gain As It Weighs Going Private

Shares of upscale department store chain Nordstrom surged Thursday after it announced it was weighing the possibility...

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Bangladesh Seizes Half-Tonne of Gold From Top Jeweller

Bangladeshi authorities have confiscated half a tonne of gold from a top jeweller, officials said Sunday, amid a...

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Shop N Save Rewards Loyal Customer With A Car

A resident of Adenta, Steve Acheampong, has emerged as the winner of the first edition of the ‘Shop n Save’ raffle...

Business

We Have No Reason To Import Chicken

Businessman, Dr. Kofi Amoah has urged government not to shy away from rolling out protectionist policies to favour...

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Wal-Mart Earnings Dip But Sales Rise At US Stores

Wal-Mart Stores scored another increase in sales at its US namesake stores in first-quarter results released Thursday,...

International

US Retail Sales Rise As Stores Struggle

US retail sales rose by 4.5% in April compared with the same month last year, but department store chains continue to...

Business

Banks Stop VAT Charge On Financial Services

Financial institutions operating in the country have with immediate effect stopped charging 17.5 percent Value Added...

International

Stores Are Closing At An Epic Pace

This week it was Bebe. Last month it was Staples. In February it was JCPenney. Stores are closing at an epic pace. In...

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Investors Push For More Info On Lobbying At US Companies

Dozens of major US companies are facing shareholder votes this spring that seek to require more disclosure about...

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Technocrats Should Not Take Us For Fools – Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers

The Chairman of the Spare Part Dealers Association at Abossey-Okai in Accra, Samuel Siaw Ampadu, says government...

Business

Financial Institutions Asked To Cease Charging VAT On Financial Services

The NPP government has with immediate effect, through the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) abolished the Value Added Tax...

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Wal-Mart Eliminating Hundreds of Corporate Jobs

Wal-Mart Stores is eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs in a cost-cutting move, a person familiar with the matter...

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Staples Shares Surge After Report of Takeover Talks

Shares of Staples surged Tuesday following a report that the office supplies retailer was in talks with potential...

Business

Governments Must Take Bold Steps To Promote Trade

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA), Dr Kofi Mbiah, has asked governments of the West...